YSHP Yokohama Spring Homeless Patrol

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh, why can't I?

- Judy Garland ( 1938)

5/31/25. YSHP event recap
After the heavy rains produced RARE Yokohama rainbows, the 21 dedicated volunteers kicked into gear and helped aprox 170 old young handicapped poor lost homeless and all HUNGRY .
The event became MORE crowded as the baseball game ended and filled the sidewalks around JR Kannai station Yokohama.
Special thanks:

Elena. COSTA RICA
Minoru and wife: JAPAN
Lek. THAILAND
Patrick. USA
The Nguyen family (Son, Vivian, Jolie, Jason) VIETNAM
The Armstrong family / USA( Michael, Grace, Nycteris, Eowyn, Judah, Paladin, Marius, Psyche)
Anonymous Family ( 3) USA
Chelluri, Nagy and Nagy, JR. USA ( first time!)
Sideline help from anonymous: USA/JAPAN. ¥12,000 cash donation.

Cans sandwiches curry pasta & meat sauce bentos onigiri 100s cookies bananas apples oranges nuts breads snacks many clothes ( shoes new socks shirts pants etc ) hygiene kits 100+ sturdy useable bags ETC

A Very busy active event… turned out well.
Next patrol is Sat 6/14. Meet at 5:30 pm at the north exit of JR Kannai station. It will be the terrible humid rainy season so please help out a bit to ease the hunger and suffering.


どのようなご助力もいただければ幸いです。

Sat 5-17-25. YSHP event recap.

Despite bad weather high winds heavy rains the Sat event was a Big success as 30 volunteers gathered with tons of food and helped about 160 poor handicapped young old men women homeless hungry and lonely people of the JR Kannai station Yokohama area.

Big thanks:
Elena. COSTA RICA
Minoru. JAPAN
The Nguyen family ( Son Vivian Jason) Vietnam, ( and big food donations from their co workers at Camp Zama !)
Elie and Mai: USA
CGK international school Yokohama: John Au-Yeung: Australia, Tomohide, Azusa and Leion: JAPAN
Chieko, Ja and Eleven: JAPAN + USA ( first timer!)
Anonymous Florida, USA family of 3 ( first timer!)
Ben and Hannah: USA
Seventh Day Adventist group:
Nishimoto, Moeka, Manami, Mieko. Takako, Sterling, Aika, Edith: JAPAN. Roxana: Peru and Paulo, Brazil BIG HELP!
Patrick. USA
sideline help from USA/ Japan. ¥12,000 donation for food.
We fed them and provided clothing items and everyone received plenty.
100s cans. 66 curry. Pasta healthy veg juices. Many onigiri. 100 bananas. Many breads 200 hot dogs 78 sandwiches fish sausages miso egg macaroni salad apple chips tissue and energy bar Pak’s ramen new socks underwear shirts shoes towels ETC
Thanks all for making a positive difference tonight with bad weather !
Next patrol is Sat , May 31. Meeting at north exit JR Kannai station. Yokohama

Sunday , May 11, 2025

Happy Mother’s Day from YSHP

母の日おめでとう

A blizzard of mega donations this week !
From 2 anonymous donors and Jade and Nozomi & Ryan ! WOW !
Our patrol will disperse these perfect food gifts 100s cans, juices,curry, pasta Paks , ETC ..for next Sat 5/17 patrol which will provide numerous meals for the local needy hungry and poor .

Thank you all for your kindness

どうもありがとうございます

Saturday May 3, 2025

You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging
Your next meal
How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be without a home?
Like a complete unknown?
Like a rolling stone?
-BOB DYLAN

Yokohama Golden Week . Tonight’s YSHP event with only 9 volunteers but we nailed it and helped provide sufficient food for aprox 175 poor young old handicapped displaced lost homeless .. and ALL were Hungry at Kannai station.

Thanks to:
Edward- ENGLAND/ JAPAN
Elena - COSTA RICA
Helene- USA
Anonymous- USA ( first timer !)
The Nguyen family 4( Son, Vivian, Jolie, Jason). VIETNAM
Patrick - USA

Sideline Help:
Anonymous ( ¥10,000 donation) USA
Billy: mega food donations received
Anonymous big pasta bags!

THE MENU:
90 turkey sandwiches. Chicken sandwiches. 100s cans, 60+ pasta Paks, curry boxes, 100s York mint chocolates, banana breads, bananas Mikans,many ramens, tofu soup mix, many instant soups, onigiri, clothes , tissue packs AND Encouraging conversations.

Every patrol, we see the misery, suffering and sometimes fear on their faces , so YSHP IS Easing the misery with a few meals at a time.
Please step up and help our patrols: 100% funded by donations and good volunteers

NEXT EVENT: Sat, 5/17. Meet T 5:30 pm JR Kannai station North !

4/27. Golden Week holidays are just around the corner and for most it is time off and a break from work. But, The poor and homeless of Yokohama have continued life struggles with no such break.

BIG HUGE THANKS to Billy for his mega donation just received !

36 cans, 20 curry, 20 pasta Paks and a ¥2000 Amazon Japan gift card will help YSHP next event
(Sat May 3rd , meet at 5:30pm. JR Kannai station north exit area) to feed the local Hungry.

Billy:
本当にありがとう !!!

Today we want to thank again to
🩵Mr. Devon🩵
for his CASH donation right before we started our last patrol on April 19th. Thank you very much.

It will be used up for our next patrol on May 3rd from 5:30pm.

On Saturday night, we had our patrol around Kannai Station, just like every two weeks.

A powerful group of visitors and veteran volunteers made possible to give some food to the 150 people waiting in line and in the subway building.

Some of the items we gave were boiled eggs, sandwiches, bread, bananas (lots), sausages, crackers, some juices and clothes. Everyone had at least three items. That’s a win!

Our amazing volunteers:
Minoru (Japan)
Edward (England/Japan)
Roxana (Peru)
Paolo (Brazil)
Manami (Japan)
Takako and Starling (Japan)
Moeka (Japan)
Aika (Japan)
Kokoro (Japan)
Mieko (Japan)
Devon (US)
Ben (US)
Hannah (US)
From Guam, youth volunteers: Xander, Wyatt, Israel, John, Elijd and Yumiko.
Elena (Costa Rica)

Thanks, everyone.

Anonymous side donation on PayPal was all used up for this patrol, so, thank you so much.

Our next patrol ( #93) will be on May 3rd. From 5:30pm. Join us!

Disco tonight? Yeah…. Me neither.

Instead, how about join us to our patrol from 5:30pm JR Kannai Sta. NORTH Exit.

We will probably done by 7:00, then, we can go D I S C O or maybe just H O M E (just as fun).

Volunteer tonight delivering food to the poorest of the poorest in our city.

Sat 4-5-25. YSHP recap

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on
- JOHN LENNON

Another very successful YSHP tonight with warmer weather 14C and aprox 150 poor homeless old young handicapped lost…. And all Hungry people were fed well and provided some good clean shoes and clothing, towels toiletries etc
A record # of volunteers…52 generous folks donated items and their time !
Thanks much:
Minoru- JAPAN
Edward- ENGLAND/ JAPAN
Elena-COSTA RICA
William Hsu- USA( first time!)
Jasmin and Finn- AUSTRALIA
The Nguyen Family - VIETNAM( Son, Vivian, Jolie and Jason)
Patrick/. USA
Seventh Day Adventist/ Yokohama Church:
Wilson W: USA
Howard D: USA
Nicole D: JAMAICA
Venessa: JAMAICA
Edith: ZIMBABWE
Michelle: ZIMBABWE
Hayato- San: JAPAN
Manami, Mieko, Anne, Aika, Takako, Sterling: JAPAN
and special guests all the way from The Marshall Islands ( Kwajalein)
Ebeye Academy- 24 high school students and 4 teachers !

Sideline help from Anonymous JAPAN/ USA( ¥10,000 donation!) and Anonymous pasta Paks

Tonight’s MENU/ DONATIONS:
90 sandwiches. 100s protein granola bars. 145 bento bowls.250+ breads. 100s bananas. 120 boiled eggs.100 crackers. Cans. 175 water bottles . Many Clothes many shoes blankets towels. Toothbrush toiletries etc A, ETC

In an increasingly turbulent world , the power of these people coming together to make it happen and help the unfortunate hungry in JR Kannai station YOKOHAMA is Very reassuring.
Thank you all!

Next event is. Sat 4/19. Meet JR Kannai north exit @ 5:30 pm

As March 2025 ends and unstable weather, infrequent food donations etc , one constant anonymous donor sends Steady donations of pasta . Ea bag will be separated into smaller portions and help feed many people . One meal at a time
THANK YOU KINDLY !